Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
We are all in between swims.
Raven Fork ran the other day and with 730 feet per mile comes a whole lot of class 5 and the sketch involved in it.
With a good crew and the right equipment this risk can be mitigated but it still doesn’t remove the chances of something happening.
Take a Dagger Nomad hull, a Pyranha Burn’s side walls and a Zet Director deck and mix in some welding magic and you get something like this.
Fall Line Canoes have created this superb OC1 using a Nomad, Burn and Director. Simply awesome.
If you haven’t heard of Fall Line Canoes please check them out, they make the best canoe airbags available.
I was lucky enough to try the 9R prototype back in August and ever since have been in love with the boat. I have had the opportunity to try it in a number of different situations – steep creeks to big volume, river running to racing to expeditions, and it just keeps surprising me by how well it performs.
My previous boat was very forgiving and a bit overkill for the sort of kayaking I was doing 90% of the time in the UK (Tees, Kent, Leven etc). I often get frustrated with people buying big creek boats too early in their kayaking careers and then relying on the boat to get them down things rather than being proactive and learning the skills themselves, even if it means risking swimming a bit more. I figured I should practice what I preach and find a less forgiving boat which would help me learn more skills and push my boating further. The narrow shape and edginess of the 9R means that it definitely fits this category.
A great edit from friend of Unsponsored, Mark Mulrain. Mark takes a run down the Coe Gorge – a classic Scottish run.
Most recently I moved my ass up and over to the Pacific Northwest. This place is sick as I have known for several years, but to call it home is next level! This video shows some of my days from the 1st month living here.
Another great edit from Shaun Hazell. Just left overs apparently!
Aberglaslyn Gorge – North Wales (2015) is a short film made from footage left over from my final Masters Degree project.
Jared Seiler puts the Pyranha 9R through its paces. A great edit. Continue reading
Amy and I are considering purchasing a new kayaks and were curious about two new boats: the Liquid Logic Flying Squirrel and the Pyranha 9R. Both boats are sub-nine foot boats designed to go fast. I was especially intrigued by the looks of the 9R, and Amy was excited by the buzz about the Flying Squirrel. When Woody Callaway of Liquid Logic offered a Flying Squirrel 85 for a test run, we decided to see if we could make a complete investigation.
Nikki with the Pyranha 9R
The end of the year inevitably brings the highlight reel. Some a great, others not so. But this one from Dave Fusilli is a corker.
2014 was a great year for the Pyranha Tour. Check out just a small fraction of what the team got up to.
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